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Grant Shapps slams rail unions as he unveils £1bn east coast digital investment

The Transport Secretary claimed the Government is investing in modernising the railways ‘despite the best efforts of unions’.

The Independent UK

Labour will not sack frontbenchers who joined rail strike pickets

Five who defied Keir Starmer’s instructions to be warned about future conduct but will be allowed to remain in post

The Guardian - UK

GPs vote to consider industrial action in row over Saturday working contract

The decision does not necessarily mean GPs will go on strike

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GPs warn of industrial action over evening and weekend appointments

One GP told the British Medical Association that medics should channel their “inner Mick Lynch”, in reference to the RMT leader

Wales Online

Doctors threaten industrial action over weekends contract

The new contract means GPs need to offer appointments from 9am to 5pm on Saturdays, as well as until 8pm on weekdays.

The Independent UK

Spain brings in new UK passport rule at its busiest airports, including Ibiza, Alicante, and Barcelona

A new UK passport rule has been introduced at selected Spanish airports to cut delays and crowds at the non-EU passport queue. Spain has already seen 6.5 million UK tourists visit so far this year alone.

Chronicle Live

Will there be another tube strike? London Underground workers vote for more industrial action

How likely are we to see more strike action this summer?

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South London tram drivers’ strike to follow national rail walkout

Aslef members on London Trams network reject 3% offer from operator FirstGroup

The Guardian - UK

Brandon Lewis criticised for using train driver salaries in strike interview day after Johnson did same thing

Brandon Lewis said train drivers are earning between £56,000 and £70,000 - but the union that represents most of them is not on strike

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson backs plans to close ticket offices as fresh rail strike talks loom

RMT mulls future dates for industrial action as PM says it can’t be ‘business as usual’ on the railways

The Guardian - UK

ScotRail services still reduced following strikes due to ongoing driver shortage

There will be many more lines running than the current "skeleton service" amid strikes, but services are still reduced.

Daily Record

Backlash after senior Labour figure attacks strikes and big pay claims

David Lammy warns rebel MPs not to ‘stand on picket lines’ ahead of ‘further disputes‘

The Independent UK

Union accuses Labour of ‘direct attack’ on airline staff by not backing their pay demand

Comments by shadow minister David Lammy aimed at showing party is fit for government provoke angry response from Unite boss

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want to be an icon’: Mick Lynch on winning the rail strike PR battle

Public support has soared for the plain-speaking RMT leader who is leading the fight to protect his members’ living standards

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Lammy says he will not support BA strikes as he defends Labour’s stance

The shadow foreign secretary said the party is fully behind negotiation to resolve any industrial dispute.

The Guardian - UK

Jon Cruddas: ‘Labour party must support’ rail workers in pay dispute

MP says Keir Starmer’s team should not distance themselves from unions but back industrial action to defend living standards

Nottingham Post

Nottingham MP donates £2,000 of salary to rail strikers

She spoke at a rally at Nottingham Station

The Guardian - UK

Enemy within? Hardly... most people see why we need unions prepared to strike

Membership may have plummeted but the RMT and others play a key role in making Britain fairer

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Evening Standard

Union chief hints more strikes to come this year as he accuses Grant Shapps of ‘talking nonsense’

Union leaders have called for a pay rise in line with inflation which is set to rise to 11 per cent later this year

Daily Mirror

Grant Shapps 'misled public' over claim he has no role in train strike

TUC Boss Frances O’Grady said he was pulling the strings of the 15 train operators because contracts mean they are unable to negotiate pay, conditions and pensions of 40,000 striking RMT workers without his approval

The National (Scotland)

Running up that hill ... just like we were back in the 1980s

THE UK inflation rate has surged to a level not seen since 1982, new figures revealed last week.

The Independent UK

Striking hospital workers turn up at RMT rally in show of support for rail staff

Staff at St George’s Hospital in Tooting Hill, London, who are striking over a pay dispute joined the RMT rally at King’s Cross St Pancras.

The Independent UK

RMT boss accuses Transport Secretary of ‘talking nonsense’ in Twitter thread

Grant Shapps’ thread described ‘outdated working practices’ in the railway industry as members of the RMT walked out for the third time this week

Liverpool Echo

Large rally takes place outside Lime Street station on final day of bitter rail strike

Ricky Tomlinson and local Labour MPs were among those taking part

Nottingham Post

Train strike supporters gather in Nottingham as third day of action takes place

People in Nottingham continue to show support for RMT

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